Furnace



Jan. 7, 1941. F. A. WARREN ErL.

FURNACE Filed March 13. 1959 3 Sheets-Sheet `2 Cittorneg u Jan. 7,` 1941. F. A. WARREN ErAL 2,227,773;

FURNACE Filed March 13, 17939 3 ShYeets-Sheet 5 l" npntouf.' Fran ifl. Warren (Ittorneg.

Patented Jan. '7, i941 UNITED STATES Formica Frank A. Warren and Jessie D. Whitcraft,

Kansas City, Mo. i

Application `Marcil 13, 1939, Serial No. 261,568 1 claimt (ci. `12e-11s) to heat and ventilate the same during cold I weather.

A further object is to provide a fan or equivalent means for forcing a. large volume of air into the furnace to be heated for distribution during the winter months, or for cooling and Ventilating the rooms during the summer months.

Other objects are to provide means `for deflecting a portion of the air into the combustion chamber so that it will come directly into contact with' the llames from the burner and thus become instantaneously heated to a high degree to effect more complete combustion of the gases and noxious fumes and effect greater economy in the consumption of fuel; to provide a large volume of highly heated air to increase the radiating eiilciency of the combustion chamber, and to provide `a combustion chamber havlng a large radiating surface so that the large volume of highly heated air flowing therethrough may be utilized to the best advantage in heating air passing through the hot air chamber of the furnace to the distributing pipes leading to the various rooms.

In order that the invention may be fully un` derstood. reference will now, be had to the'accompanying drawings, in which: n

Fig. l is a vertical sectional view of a furnace embodying our invention.

the combustion Fig. 6 is' an enlarged detail of one of the deflectors.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail of another deflector.

Referring in detail to the different parts, 2 designates the housing of the furnace which rests upon a base 4 and is insulated with a dead air space B formed between the housing 2 and a cylindrical wall Il spaced inwardly a short distance from said housing and terminating at its lower end in an outturned, circumferential flange which fits snugly againstthe inner surface of `housing 2. The upper portion I of the housing is of substantially frusta-conical` form and provided with a `plurality of outlets I2 through which air from the hot air chamber I3 of the furnace enters the respective distributing pipes I4 `which conduct it to the various rooms of `a house or building. Air takeneither from the house or the outside is forced.I into the hot air chamber I3 with` a suitably driven fan I5 which receives the air through a conduit I6 connected at its discharge endl to the lower` portion of the furnace. y I

The combustion chamber I1 of `the furnace is located in the hot air chamber` I3 and supported above base 4 `upon suitable means such as pedestals I8. The combustion chamber comprises an annularlinner wall I9, an annular outer wall `arranged concentrically with and spaced from said inner wall I9, and.'` annular plates 22 and 24 closing the upper and lower ends, respectively, of the space between said walls. As shown by Fig. -1 the Walls I9 and 20 are vertically disposed and of equal length.

The radiating capacity of the combustion `chamber I'I is increased by enlarging its upper portion 25 diametrically and providing the same with a plurality of vertical air ducts 21` through which a portion of the hot air may flow in its passage to the outlets I2. Portions ofthe hot air also circulate upward through a'n annular and 38, branch pipes 42 and 44, respectively, and

a valve controlled feed pipe 46 leading from a source of supply. The branch pipes 42 and 44 are equipped with suitable valves 4l and 48. respectively, whereby the flow of `gas therethrough may be regulated as desired and so` that during mild weather the fuelmay be cut off from either section of the burner 30.

The fuel discharged from the two burner both sides of a pilot burner 50 connected to a 4-way coupling 52 whereby the pipes 42, 44 and 48 are united. Access to the pilot burner 5D is had through the main furnace door 54, and a supplemental door 56 with which the adjacent portion of the outer wall 20 of the combustion chamber I'I is provided.

In order to insure the ow of a large volume of highly heated air through the combustion chamber II to enhance its radiating efficiency, air is admitted to the interior thereof from the hot air chamber I3 through a. plurality of ports 58 and 6l) formed in the inner and outer walls I8 and 28, respectively. All of said ports are located high enough to eliminate any danger of the incoming air blowing out the names from the burner 30 or the pilot burner 50. 'I'he air is directed with individual deflectors 62 and 64 through the ports 58 and 60, respectively, and into the llames from the burner 3D. Thus the air becomes instantaneously heated to such high degree as to `insure more complete combustion and greater economy in the use of fuel.

Each deector is xed to the adjacent wall of the combustion chamber and comprises a curved plate 65 having two vertical flanges 66 and a top ange 6l which fit snugly against the associated wall and space the curved plate 85 from said wall to leave an air duct 68 which communicates with the associated port 58 or 60. The top ilange 61 extends at right angles to the curved plate 65 and vertical flanges 66 to direct the air transversely against the llame of the burner 38.

As the large volume of highly heated gas ows upward through the combustion chamber I1 it heats the air in the hot air chamber I3 through the walls of the combustion chamber and enters the forward portion of an annular radiator 82 through a pipe connection 84 which cooperates with a member 85 in supporting the radiator above the combustion lchamber. The interior of the radiator 82 is divided by means of a. segmental baffle 86 into inner and outer concentric passageways 88 and 90, Fig. 2. The outer passageway 88 communicates at its forward portion with the pipe connection 84 and the inner passageway 98 communicates with the passageway 88 through an opening 92 arranged diametrically opposite the pipe connection 84. The passageway 90 also communicates with an opening 94 arranged diametrically opposite the opening 92 and communicating with'jthe forward end of a transverse flue 98 whichextends rearwardly through the opening 92 andy-leads to a stack, not shown. As the hot gasentersthe passageway 88 it is equally dividedgiand-caused to now in opposite directions by means of a. V-deflector 98 xed to the baille 88 at a. point immediately opposite the inlet connection 84. By thus providing a circuitous path for the hot gas to traverse it is evident that most of the heat is utilized for the purpose of radiation instead of escaping to the stack.

From the foregoing it will be understood lthat we have provided a furnace possessing the advantages above pointed out, and while we have shown a preferred form of our invention we reserve al1 rights to such other forms and modications thereof as properly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described our-"invention, what we claim and desire to secure-by Letters Patent,

In a furnace, a base, a housing resting upon said base, a combustion chamber' arranged in said housing above the base comprising inner and outer annular walls separated by an annular space closed at its upper and lower ends with annular plates, an outlet in the upper plate for escape of the products of combustion, an annular gas burner arranged in said combustion chamber and resting upon the lower annular plate, a plurality of air ports arranged in a hori` zontal plane in the inner and outer annular walls a short distance above the burner, and individual deectors for directing air into the combustion chamber through the respective air ports, each deflector comprising a curved plate having two vertical ilanges and a top flange tted snugly against the adjacent annular wall and extending at right angles to said curved plate and vertical anges for directing the air transversely against the flame of the burner. FRANK A. WARREN. JESSIE D. WIHTCRAFI. 

